# gus
## Translingual
### Symbol

gus
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Guinean Sign Language.

## English
### Noun

gus
* plural of gu

## Burushaski
### Noun

gus (plural gushínga)
* woman

## Danish
### Noun

gus c (singular definite gusen, plural indefinite gus)
* haar (or sea fret) Thick, cold fog, especially coming from the sea.

## French
### Etymology

From Occitan gus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡys/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

gus m (plural gus)
* (colloquial) bloke, guy

#### Further reading

* “gus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Irish
### Alternative forms

* dos, dus

### Etymology

From Old Irish gus, guss (“vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustus (“excellence, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“choice, taste”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster, Connacht) IPA: /ɡʊsˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ɡʌsˠ/

### Noun

gus m (genitive singular gusa)
* vigor, force

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
gus
vocative
a ghus
genitive
gusa
dative
gus
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an gus
genitive
an ghusa
dative
leis an ngus don ghus :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* “gus”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 388
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Lower Sorbian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡus/

### Noun

gus f
* goose

#### Further reading

* Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “gus”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
* Starosta, Manfred (1999) “gus”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

## North Frisian
### Alternative forms

* göis (Mooring)
* Guus (Sylt)

### Etymology

From Old Frisian *gōs, from Proto-Germanic *gans.

### Noun

gus f (plural ges)
* (Föhr-Amrum) goose

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“choice, taste”).

### Noun

gus m (genitive gossa)
* force, vigour

#### Inflection

Masculine u-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | gus | gus$^L$ | gossae$^H$ |
| Vocative | gus | gus$^L$ | gussu |
| Accusative | gus$^N$ | gus$^L$ | gussu |
| Genitive | gosso$^H$, gossa$^H$ | gosso$^L$, gossa$^L$ | gossae$^N$ |
| Dative | gus$^L$ | gossaib | gossaib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Derived terms

* Ailgus
* Airgus
* Artgus
* Congus
* Daithgus
* Dóelgus
* Dongus
* Échtgus
* Fáelgus
* Fergus
* Fíangus
* Flaithgus
* Forgus
* Lergus
* Muirgus
* Nárgus
* Níallgus
* Oíngus
* Snéidgus
* Sóergus

#### Descendants

* Middle Irish: gus
** Irish: gus

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

Form of gu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡ̥ɔs̪/

### Preposition

gus (+ nominative with the definite article, + dative otherwise)
* to, up to, as far as

#### See also

* gu ruige

### Conjunction

gus
* in order to
    Chaidh e dhan bhùth gus biadh a cheannach. ― He went to the shop to buy some food.
** 2020 December 11, “Na h-Eileanan Siar gun chùisean ùra Diardaoin”, in BBC News‎:Thuirt am Bòrd gu bheil siostaman ann gus nach bi buaidh air seirbheisean.The Board said that systems are in place to ensure that services will not be affected.(literally, “The Board said that there are systems so that there will not be an effect on services.”)

### References

* ↑ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath

## Somali
### Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *gʷis-/*gus-.

### Noun

gus ?
* male genitalia

### References

* “gus” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.